Showing hatred, fear, disgust or unfair treatment towards transgender people — people whose gender is not the one they were assigned at birth.

Showing hatred, fear, disgust or unfair treatment towards transgender people對跨性別者展現仇恨、恐懼、厭惡或不公平的對待 — people whose gender is not the one they were assigned at birth所謂跨性別者，就是性別認同和出生時被指定的性別不同的人。

A note on the '-phobic' ending, because it misleads learners. In medicine, '-phobia' means a real fear you cannot control, like a fear of heights. But in words like 'transphobic' and 'homophobic', it does not mean the person is trembling with fear. It means hostility, prejudice, contempt — treating a group as wrong or less than human.

A note on the '-phobic' ending關於 -phobic 這個字尾要特別說明, because it misleads learners因為它很容易誤導學習者。In medicine在醫學上, '-phobia' means a real fear you cannot control -phobia 指的是一種你控制不了的真實恐懼, like a fear of heights像懼高症那樣。But在 words like 'transphobic' and 'homophobic'像 transphobic 和 homophobic 這類字裡, it does not mean the person is trembling with fear並不是說這個人怕得發抖。It means hostility, prejudice, contempt它指的是敵意、偏見、鄙視 — treating a group as wrong or less than human把某個群體當成錯的、當成次等人來對待。

So a transphobic law is not a frightened law; it is a law that harms transgender people. A transphobic joke is a joke that makes them the target.

So因此 a transphobic law is not a frightened law一條 transphobic 的法律不是一條「害怕」的法律; it is a law that harms transgender people而是一條傷害跨性別者的法律。A transphobic joke一個 transphobic 的笑話 is a joke that makes them the target是拿他們當箭靶的笑話。

It describes people, remarks, jokes, policies, attitudes, and whole institutions: 'a transphobic comment', 'transphobic abuse online', 'the policy is transphobic'. The related noun is 'transphobia'.

It describes people, remarks, jokes, policies, attitudes, and whole institutions它可以用來形容人、言論、笑話、政策、態度，甚至整個體制：'a transphobic comment'「一句恐跨的言論」, 'transphobic abuse online'「網路上的恐跨辱罵」, 'the policy is transphobic'「這項政策是恐跨的」。The related noun is 'transphobia'相關的名詞是 transphobia。

Register and weight: this is a strong accusation in English, not a neutral description. Calling someone transphobic is close to calling them a bigot, and in a discussion it will be heard as a serious charge, not a small criticism. It is a live political word — some people use it readily, others argue about where its edges are — so it appears constantly in news, social media and workplace policy, and it carries heat wherever it goes.

Register and weight說到語氣和份量：this is a strong accusation in English這在英文裡是很重的指控, not a neutral description不是中性的描述。Calling someone transphobic說一個人是 transphobic is close to calling them a bigot幾乎等於說他是個頑固的偏見者, and in a discussion在討論中 it will be heard as a serious charge這會被聽成嚴重的指控, not a small criticism而不是小小的批評。It is a live political word它是一個活躍的政治用語 — some people use it readily有些人動不動就用, others argue about where its edges are也有人在爭論它的界線到底在哪 — so它因此 it appears constantly in news, social media and workplace policy不斷出現在新聞、社群媒體和職場政策裡, and it carries heat wherever it goes而且走到哪裡都帶著火藥味。